Diemelsee (municipality)

Diemelsee is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany, and is part of the low mountain region called Upland. Adorf is the district seat of this municipality.

Diemelsee
Coat of arms
Location of Diemelsee within Waldeck-Frankenberg district
BattenbergAllendorfRosenthalFrankenbergLichtenfelsWaldeck
Diemelsee
Diemelsee
Coordinates: 51°22′N 08°48′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionKassel
DistrictWaldeck-Frankenberg
Subdivisions13 Ortsteile
Government
  MayorVolker Becker
Area
  Total121.7 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Elevation
388 m (1,273 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total4,709
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
34519
Dialling codes05633
Vehicle registrationKB
Websitewww.diemelsee.de

Geography

Location

Diemelsee lies in the River Diemel in the Diemelsee Nature Park just upstream from and southwest of the Diemelsee reservoir. The town of Korbach is found about 10 km to the southeast, and the town of Paderborn 39 km to the north.

Neighbouring communities

Diemelsee borders in the north on the town of Marsberg (Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia), in the northeast on the town of Bad Arolsen, in the east on the community of Twistetal, in the south on the town of Korbach, in the southwest on the community of Willingen (all in Waldeck-Frankenberg), and in the west on the town of Brilon (Hochsauerlandkreis).

Constituent communities

The community of Diemelsee came into being as part of municipal reform in 1971 through the voluntary merger of the following 13 centres:

  • Adorf
  • Benkhausen
  • Deisfeld
  • Flechtdorf
  • Giebringhausen
  • Heringhausen
  • Ottlar
  • Rhenegge
  • Schweinsbühl
  • Stormbruch
  • Sudeck
  • Vasbeck
  • Wirmighausen

The community's administrative seat is in Adorf, which with a population of 1750 is also the biggest of the 13 centres.

Politics

Municipal council

CDUSPDFWGFDPtotal
19979136331 seats
20019126431 seats
20069117431 seats

Note: FWG is a citizens' coalition.

The council's 31 seats are apportioned in accordance with municipal elections last held on 26 March 2006. Results for the 1997 and 2001 elections are also shown.

Coat of arms

Diemelsee's civic coat of arms might heraldically be described thus: Party per bend wavy, above, in Or an eight-pointed star sable, below, in azure a five-petalled rose argent with centre Or and sepals vert.

The black eight-pointed star is the star of Waldeck.

Culture and sightseeing

Aerial photo of Diemelsee 2013

Outings

Well known outing destinations near Diemelsee are the Diemelsee reservoir and the Upland (a German name, pronounced [ˈuː.plant], not as the English word). In Adorf is a visitors' mine, the Grube Christiane.

Economy and infrastructure

Diemel Dam

The inhabitants earn their livelihood mainly through agriculture, trades, small industry or the tourist trade.

References

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.
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